Guinness: The Greatest Brewery on Earth--Its History, People,

Guinness: The Greatest Brewery on Earth--Its History, People, and Beer

There is no other company, industry, or premises more closely alignedÂ—indeed almost synonymousÂ—with its hometown than Guinnessâ€™s St. Jamesâ€™s Gate Brewery and the city of Dublin. From the companyâ€™s modest beginnings in 1759 to its heyday in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and its continued strength into the twenty-first century, Guinness has had an enormous influence over the cityâ€™s economic, social, and cultural life.

In this warm and fascinating piece of history, Tony Corcoran examines the magnitude of the breweryâ€™s operation, and the working lives of the thousands of Dubliners who have depended on Guinness for their livelihood, either directly or indirectly. The companyâ€™s unusually progressive treatment of its workersÂ—health care, training, and housingÂ—is revealed in detail, as is the Guinness familyâ€™s philanthropy and compassion towards the less well-off residents of the city. Tracing Guinnessâ€™s progressive attitudes to their roots, Corcoran also explores the important roles of the strong-willed women in each generation of the Guinness dynasty. Guinness is a labor of love, full of anecdotes, humor, and historical insights into one of Dublinâ€™s most important and best-loved institutions.
"Whenever I bleed, I am always surprised to see that my blood is not black. Certainly, when you consider that I was born into two Guinness families, had two Guinness grandfathers and five Guinness uncles, and was on the premises of Guinness before I could walk, I am as much a product of Guinness as the black stuff itself." Â—Tony Corcoran

There is no other company, industry, or premises more closely alignedÂ—indeed almost synonymousÂ—with its hometown than Guinnessâ€™s St. Jamesâ€™s Gate Brewery and the city of Dublin. From the companyâ€™s modest beginnings in 1759 to its heyday in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and its continued strength into the twenty-first century, Guinness has had an enormous influence over the cityâ€™s economic, social, and cultural life.

In this warm and fascinating piece of history, Tony Corcoran examines the magnitude of the breweryâ€™s operation, and the working lives of the thousands of Dubliners who have depended on Guinness for their livelihood, either directly or indirectly. The companyâ€™s unusually progressive treatment of its workersÂ—health care, training, and housingÂ—is revealed in detail, as is the Guinness familyâ€™s philanthropy and compassion towards the less well-off residents of the city. Tracing Guinnessâ€™s progressive attitudes to their roots, Corcoran also explores the important roles of the strong-willed women in each generation of the Guinness dynasty. A labor of love, full of anecdotes, humor, and historical insights into one of Dublinâ€™s most important and best-loved institutions.

Â“Whenever I bleed, I am always surprised to see that my blood is not black. Certainly, when you consider that I was born into two Guinness families, had two Guinness grandfathers and five Guinness uncles, and was on the premises of Guinness before I could walk, I am as much a product of Guinness as the black stuff itself.â€Â—Tony Corcoran

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Country USA
Brand Skyhorse
Manufacturer Skyhorse
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2013-11-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781626360761

Country	USA
Brand	Skyhorse
Manufacturer	Skyhorse
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2013-11-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781626360761

Guinness: The Greatest Brewery on Earth--Its History, People, and Beer

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